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Books Read in 2019

Members: 100 participating members (show all)

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1
The Alice Network
by Kate Quinn
3,102 members, 170 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: MissYvonnee (1), HxBuff (1), Lauranthalas (1), Rocco122142 (2), CaliQ551 (2), cmtl (3), ValarieDiPietro (3), DeboraNunes (6), m_island (96), rretzler (102)

Score: 29.9

2
My Sister, the Serial Killer
by Oyinkan Braithwaite
2,398 members, 193 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: shamikasingleton (1), WalterFurtak (1), Rocco122142 (1), CaliQ551 (1), sturlington (3), librookian (10), booksinbed (18), Peace2 (24), ahef1963 (33), freelunch (66), souloftherose

Score: 29.49

Explanations:

ahef1963 (33): Disappointing.

3
Where the Crawdads Sing
by Delia Owens
7,810 members, 455 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: bovical (1), jjlenning (1), dara85 (1), HxBuff (2), amip73 (2), Rchlwtsn (3), edparks (22), elkiedee (79)

Score: 24.96

4
The Handmaid's Tale
by Margaret Atwood
36,745 members, 1,055 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: AmySKNunez (1), bovical (1), pitjrw (1), Simontracy (2), Alguien (4), librookian (43), edparks (68), booksinbed (71), Edward

Score: 24.25

5
Lincoln in the Bardo
by George Saunders
4,796 members, 293 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: brhill45 (1), ThiaCoan (1), pitjrw (2), elkiedee (7), aethercowboy (14), blackdove07 (18), acousticmoose (22), FAMeulstee

Score: 20.73

6
Educated: A Memoir
by Tara Westover
6,916 members, 406 reviews
4.31 stars (4.31 stars)

Lists: amip73 (1), ValarieDiPietro (1), MissYvonnee (2), ahef1963 (9), AnotherAge (18), Peace2 (21), dara85 (22), Laura1124 (29)

Thumbs down: Rocco122142

Score: 19.05

Explanations:

ahef1963 (9): One of the best memoirs I've ever read. Deeply disturbing.

7
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
by J. K. Rowling
116,291 members, 1,908 reviews
4.29 stars (4.29 stars)

Lists: archimediate (1), Rchlwtsn (1), MelanieTid (1), Ape (6), chwiggy (27), briarhills (75)

Score: 17.67

8
The Fifth Season
by N. K. Jemisin
5,637 members, 288 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: lorannen (1), jjlenning (2), leslie.98 (2), aqeeliz (2), dhm (7), DeusXMachina (15)

Thumbs down: Rocco122142

Score: 16.58

9
Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
70,617 members, 1,248 reviews
4.4 stars (4.4 stars)

Lists: AmySKNunez (2), rayski (2), DeusXMachina (3), merrystar (6), MelanieTid (14), Rchlwtsn (19), shadrach_anki (116)

Thumbs down: CaliQ551

Score: 15.53

10
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
by J. K. Rowling
96,554 members, 928 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 stars)

Lists: archimediate (2), Rchlwtsn (2), MelanieTid (2), Ape (8), andomck

Score: 15.14

11
Ready Player One
by Ernest Cline
14,877 members, 1,129 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: leslie.98 (1), MaddieBloom (1), aqeeliz (4), cmtl (10), souloftherose

Score: 14.46

12
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
by Susan Cain
9,644 members, 452 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: Simontracy (1), HxBuff (3), cmtl (8), aethercowboy (8), Rchlwtsn (50)

Score: 13.3

13
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows
by J. K. Rowling
85,730 members, 1,500 reviews
4.42 stars (4.42 stars)

Lists: archimediate (3), Rchlwtsn (5), MelanieTid (7), zottel (7), Ape (13)

Score: 12.74

14
The Silent Patient
by Alex Michaelides
4,062 members, 286 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: ThiaCoan (2), Lauranthalas (2), MissYvonnee (3), ahef1963 (81), peterveen (91)

Score: 12.4

15
The Woman in the Window
by A. J. Finn
4,374 members, 284 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: cjohn616 (1), Rocco122142 (3), ahef1963 (5), yvonnekins (5)

Score: 12.39

Explanations:

ahef1963 (5): Mediocre.

16
The City in the Middle of the Night
by Charlie Jane Anders
901 members, 35 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: tsingtao (1), Lauranthalas (3), trantor (38), Rtrace (52), revbean

Score: 12.39

17
The Only Harmless Great Thing
by Brooke Bolander
376 members, 32 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

Lists: jmiserak (1), sturlington (16), trantor (35), Rtrace (35), m_island (41), souloftherose

Score: 12.25

18
Transcription
by Kate Atkinson
1,937 members, 106 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (2), cmtl (5), Rchlwtsn (34), peterveen (34), rretzler (91)

Score: 10.65

20
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
by J. K. Rowling
94,131 members, 899 reviews
4.4 stars (4.4 stars)

Lists: MelanieTid (3), archimediate (4), Ape (9), Rchlwtsn (29)

Score: 9.9

21
The Wall
by John Lanchester
544 members, 46 reviews
3.61 stars (3.61 stars)

Lists: Rchlwtsn (4), booksinbed (20), sturlington (23), Peace2 (28), elkiedee (61)

Score: 9.72

22
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
by Douglas Adams
13,037 members, 110 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: SirThomas (1), AmySKNunez (3), Rchlwtsn (7)

Score: 9.5

23
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
by J. K. Rowling
90,470 members, 819 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

Lists: MelanieTid (4), archimediate (5), Ape (10), Rchlwtsn (35)

Score: 9.4

24
Big Money
by P. G. Wodehouse
729 members, 8 reviews
3.67 stars (3.67 stars)

Lists: Bookworm_Monkey75 (1), Rtrace (2), Rchlwtsn (22)

Score: 9.21

25
The Phantom of the Opera
by Gaston Leroux
10,960 members, 179 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: Karinn86 (1), AmySKNunez (4), Rchlwtsn (8)

Score: 9.21

26
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
by J. K. Rowling
89,469 members, 797 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

Lists: MelanieTid (5), archimediate (6), Ape (11), Rchlwtsn (37)

Score: 9.05

27
Little Fires Everywhere
by Celeste Ng
6,326 members, 311 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: leslie.98 (3), DeboraNunes (7), Laura1124 (12), Rchlwtsn (70)

Score: 9.03

28
The Stranger
by Albert Camus
31,746 members, 451 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: mbhynek (1), chwiggy (22), Rchlwtsn (26), rretzler (66)

Score: 9.02

29
Becoming
by Michelle Obama
6,180 members, 295 reviews
4.44 stars (4.44 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (3), Rchlwtsn (17), booksinbed (66), Peace2 (84), FAMeulstee

Score: 8.79

Explanations:

ahef1963 (3): Excellent.

30
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
by J. K. Rowling
91,056 members, 876 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

Lists: MelanieTid (6), archimediate (7), Ape (12), Rchlwtsn (42)

Score: 8.74

31
Dracula
by Bram Stoker
29,625 members, 550 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: HxBuff (4), blackdove07 (6), Rchlwtsn (43), Edward

Score: 8.67

32
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams
34,936 members, 662 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: AmySKNunez (5), ahef1963 (10), Rchlwtsn (15), Michael.Rimmer (32)

Score: 8.64

Explanations:

ahef1963 (10): A lot of fun!

33
How Long 'Til Black Future Month?
by N. K. Jemisin
1,036 members, 38 reviews
4.31 stars (4.31 stars)

Lists: alwright1 (1), ManWithAnAgenda (3), souloftherose

Score: 8.42

34
Convenience Store Woman
by Sayaka Murata
1,809 members, 129 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (1), DeboraNunes (10), VW_Williams (16)

Score: 8.25

35
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
by Terry Pratchett
30,517 members, 720 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: greeneyed_ives (11), trantor (34), rretzler (44), briarhills (70), DisassemblyOfReason (76)

Score: 8.14

36
The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited!
by Clint McElroy
379 members, 15 reviews
4.5 stars (4.5 stars)

Lists: archimediate (8), MelanieTid (10), greeneyed_ives (20), ManWithAnAgenda (49)

Score: 8.03

37
The Subtle Knife
by Philip Pullman
22,692 members, 333 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: archimediate (9), SirThomas (9), urnmo (23), Rchlwtsn (56)

Score: 7.91

38
The Life-Changing Manga of Tidying Up: A Magical Story
by Marie Kondo
344 members, 24 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: MaddieBloom (2), shadrach_anki (4), Rchlwtsn (36)

Score: 7.83

39
The Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition
by Stephen King
18,052 members, 348 reviews
4.3 stars (4.3 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (2), jmiserak (3), SirThomas (104)

Score: 7.66

Explanations:

ahef1963 (2): Absolutely wonderful story-telling and myth-making. I loved it.

40
The Word is Murder
by Anthony Horowitz
1,465 members, 98 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: blackdove07 (2), Bookworm_Monkey75 (3), Bookmarque (106)

Score: 7.65

41
The Raven Tower
by Ann Leckie
1,068 members, 64 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: rretzler (37), m_island (45), Rtrace (84), peterveen (87), revbean, souloftherose

Thumbs down: Rocco122142

Score: 7.43

42
The Eye of the World
by Robert Jordan
16,466 members, 334 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: MaddieBloom (3), rretzler (15), SirThomas (145), FAMeulstee

Score: 7.28

43
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
by Ottessa Moshfegh
1,676 members, 87 reviews
3.6 stars (3.6 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (3), sturlington (10), VW_Williams (18)

Score: 7.23

45
Virgil Wander
by Leif Enger
557 members, 39 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: squeedunk (1), edparks (3)

Score: 7.04

46
Circe
by Madeline Miller
6,816 members, 346 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

Lists: DeboraNunes (8), peterveen (19), trantor (58), Rchlwtsn (99)

Score: 7.01

47
Wild Country
by Anne Bishop
266 members, 21 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: jmiserak (2), m_island (20), shadrach_anki (28)

Score: 6.99

48
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
by Jordan B. Peterson
2,661 members, 70 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: dhm (2), MelanieTid (11), Rchlwtsn (67)

Score: 6.96

49
The Secret Commonwealth
by Philip Pullman
1,345 members, 45 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (4), trantor (53), Rtrace (76), souloftherose (137)

Score: 6.84

50
Unseen Academicals
by Terry Pratchett
5,496 members, 175 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: leslie.98 (5), merrystar (55), DisassemblyOfReason (70), briarhills (97)

Score: 6.8

51
There There
by Tommy Orange
3,022 members, 153 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: Bookworm_Monkey75 (2), booksinbed (19), peterveen (64)

Score: 6.69

52
Fall; or, Dodge in Hell
by Neal Stephenson
1,082 members, 54 reviews
3.41 stars (3.41 stars)

Lists: jsburbidge (3), dhm (16), trantor (45)

Score: 6.58

53
It Had to Be You
by David Nobbs
33 members, 0 reviews
3.38 stars (3.38 stars)

Lists: booksinbed (6), cmtl (9), Rchlwtsn (47)

Score: 6.39

54
The Tea Master and the Detective
by Aliette de Bodard
443 members, 34 reviews
3.84 stars (3.84 stars)

Lists: m_island (17), Rtrace (30), trantor (39), Dilara86 (173)

Score: 6.38

55
Every Heart a Doorway
by Seanan McGuire
2,545 members, 230 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: Lauranthalas (5), briarhills (9), m_island (69)

Score: 6.37

56
Perdido Street Station
by China Miéville
8,661 members, 291 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: acousticmoose (1), Rchlwtsn (9)

Score: 6.31

57
The Calculating Stars
by Mary Robinette Kowal
1,582 members, 106 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (7), trantor (14), jsburbidge (27)

Score: 6.28

58
Crooked House
by Agatha Christie
3,102 members, 67 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: merrystar (1), Rchlwtsn (10)

Score: 6.25

59
A Pocket Full of Rye
by Agatha Christie
3,175 members, 61 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: Rchlwtsn (20), Bookmarque (42), m_island (70), souloftherose

Score: 6.22

60
The Vegetarian
by Han Kang
2,607 members, 256 reviews
3.56 stars (3.56 stars)

Lists: paulstalder (1), Rchlwtsn (11)

Score: 6.2

61
The Magicians
by Lev Grossman
9,094 members, 622 reviews
3.45 stars (3.45 stars)

Lists: yvonnekins (2), jmiserak (4)

Score: 6.19

62
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
by Bill Bryson
15,340 members, 441 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: rayski (1), cmtl (7), Edward

Thumbs down: Rocco122142

Score: 6.18

63
Abaddon's Gate
by James S. A. Corey
2,519 members, 115 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (6), trantor (10), m_island (74)

Score: 6.17

64
Her Body and Other Parties: Stories
by Carmen Maria Machado
1,832 members, 90 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: lorannen (3), Rchlwtsn (32), booksinbed (60)

Score: 6.16

65
Warlight
by Michael Ondaatje
1,698 members, 90 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

Lists: Parker51 (8), peterveen (8), booksinbed (68)

Score: 6.15

66
Persepolis Rising
by James S. A. Corey
1,296 members, 56 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: trantor (24), Rtrace (38), m_island (78), souloftherose

Score: 6.14

67
Age of enlightenment
by Peter Gay
379 members, 5 reviews
3.63 stars (3.63 stars)

Lists: DisassemblyOfReason (1), Rchlwtsn (13)

Score: 6.11

68
East of Eden
by John Steinbeck
20,578 members, 372 reviews
4.39 stars (4.39 stars)

Lists: leslie.98 (6), chwiggy (12), Rchlwtsn (69)

Score: 6.09

69
Vinegar Girl
by Anne Tyler
1,497 members, 211 reviews
3.51 stars (3.51 stars)

Lists: leslie.98 (4), AnotherAge (17), Rchlwtsn (92)

Score: 6.09

70
Origin
by Dan Brown
4,492 members, 174 reviews
3.64 stars (3.64 stars)

Lists: MaddieBloom (4), Caramellunacy (18), SirThomas (91)

Score: 6.07

71
If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again
by Zen Cho
37 members, 8 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (31), DeusXMachina (45), briarhills (63), souloftherose

Score: 6.04

72
A Brightness Long Ago
by Guy Gavriel Kay
429 members, 23 reviews
4.14 stars (4.14 stars)

Lists: jsburbidge (6), merrystar (30), trantor (32)

Score: 5.95

73
Ghost Wall
by Sarah Moss
775 members, 63 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (15), booksinbed (61), Lauranthalas

Score: 5.92

74
The Friend
by Sigrid Nunez
1,026 members, 73 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

Lists: DeboraNunes (9), booksinbed (23), peterveen (28)

Score: 5.88

75
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
by Douglas Adams
16,657 members, 171 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (11), Rchlwtsn (16), Michael.Rimmer (33)

Score: 5.87

Explanations:

ahef1963 (11): Fell flat. Not planning to read the rest of the books.

76
Caliban's War
by James S. A. Corey
3,075 members, 147 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (1), trantor (8), m_island (73)

Thumbs down: Rocco122142

Score: 5.75

77
The Wrong Side of Goodbye
by Michael Connelly
1,874 members, 81 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: m_island (3), MaddieBloom (5)

Score: 5.71

78
The Only Woman in the Room
by Marie Benedict
812 members, 65 reviews
3.6 stars (3.6 stars)

Lists: Rocco122142 (4), Lauranthalas (4)

Score: 5.66

79
The Institute
by Stephen King
2,852 members, 116 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: sturlington (46), librookian (47), ahef1963 (75), SirThomas (116)

Score: 5.64

80
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
by Ocean Vuong
2,072 members, 87 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (1), edparks (39)

Score: 5.6

81
Passing Strange
by Ellen Klages
334 members, 29 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: sturlington (1), DeusXMachina (42)

Score: 5.57

82
Cibola Burn
by James S. A. Corey
2,067 members, 96 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (12), trantor (15), m_island (75)

Score: 5.54

83
Foundation's Edge
by Isaac Asimov
8,898 members, 67 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: trantor (1), aethercowboy (49)

Score: 5.51

84
Trail of Lightning
by Rebecca Roanhorse
1,286 members, 82 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (8), trantor (27), souloftherose

Score: 5.51

85
Spinning Silver
by Naomi Novik
2,784 members, 155 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (17), m_island (18), briarhills (41)

Score: 5.49

86
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
by Marlon James
1,774 members, 49 reviews
3.3 stars (3.3 stars)

Lists: trantor (9), acousticmoose (20), Rtrace (94)

Score: 5.49

87
A Place for Us
by Fatima Farheen Mirza
835 members, 66 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: Laura1124 (16), Rchlwtsn (18), booksinbed (46)

Score: 5.48

88
The Long Call
by Ann Cleeves
826 members, 77 reviews
3.79 stars (3.79 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (1), rretzler (54)

Score: 5.48

89
The Wych Elm
by Tana French
2,061 members, 149 reviews
3.58 stars (3.58 stars)

Lists: lorannen (4), MaddieBloom (6)

Score: 5.38

90
The Talented Mr. Ripley
by Patricia Highsmith
5,436 members, 174 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: librookian (4), SirThomas (66), Rchlwtsn (149)

Score: 5.38

91
Milkman
by Anna Burns
1,786 members, 94 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (11), peterveen (20), Rchlwtsn (102)

Score: 5.35

92
Nemesis Games
by James S. A. Corey
1,754 members, 75 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (15), trantor (20), m_island (76)

Score: 5.28

93
The Rule of One
by Ashley Saunders
204 members, 4 reviews
3.38 stars (3.38 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (2), librookian (19)

Score: 5.28

94
Leviathan Wakes
by James S. A. Corey
5,454 members, 288 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: trantor (7), m_island (51), aethercowboy (105)

Score: 5.21

95
Beneath the Sugar Sky
by Seanan McGuire
994 members, 82 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: briarhills (10), Rtrace (21), trantor (30), m_island (71)

Thumbs down: Lidbud

Score: 5.21

96
Record of a Spaceborn Few
by Becky Chambers
1,406 members, 93 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (19), m_island (34), revbean, souloftherose

Thumbs down: Rocco122142

Score: 5.2

97
The Martian Chronicles
by Ray Bradbury
14,853 members, 288 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (17), Rchlwtsn (23), rretzler (74)

Score: 5.16

Explanations:

ahef1963 (17): Loved it. Makes a bold statement about the way humans are frittering away this beautiful planet.

98
The Tortoise and the Hare
by Elizabeth Jenkins
386 members, 10 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: VW_Williams (2), booksinbed (26)

Score: 5.14

99
Fool's Errand
by Robin Hobb
5,072 members, 65 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: peterveen (3), rretzler (14)

Score: 5.11

100
The Odyssey
by Homer
45,569 members, 417 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: aethercowboy (1), FAMeulstee

Score: 5.06

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